That means after the Spartans lost to North Carolina aboard on an aircraft carrier in 2011 and lost to Connecticut at an Air Force base in Germany in November that it's possible the team might begin next season with slightly less pizazz.

"I think it'll be interesting for me to see what some kind of
normalcy does to us for once," Izzo said, adding he was not disappointed what he called a "cool idea" wasn't able to come to life in 2013. "I leave those things to Hollis.

"I didn't understand it all myself. I didn't understand how
it was going to work with the networks and everything."

The Spartans are scheduled to play Kentucky on Nov. 12 at the United Center in Chicago. They are also expected to play at Texas, which came to Breslin Center last month.